Rosana L. Bravo, PHD, MPH

Associate Professor Department of Health Sciences Education 
Western University of Health Sciences

 

Biography

Rosana Leos Bravo, PhD, MPH is a mixed-methods social scientist who has worked on multiple health disparities projects in communities of color: aging-related (e.g., multimorbidities, clinical preventive services), cancer, and palliative care. Her current research explains how Latino culture influence complex medical decision-making. She has investigated the interplay between modes of communication, explanatory models of illness, and faith to explain how they influence decision-making among foreign-born Latinos elders with multimorbidities.

Prior to joining WesternU, Dr. Bravo was a researcher at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center where she led multiple community-based intervention projects. Most recently, she oversaw the evaluation for the Healthy Aging Partnerships in Prevention Initiative (HAPPI), a multi-component research project aimed to increase the use of clinical preventive services (e.g., cancer screenings and immunizations) in South Los Angeles among Latino and African American elders. 

Dr. Bravo earned her PhD in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, an MPH in community health and health education from California State University, Northridge, and a BS in Biology from California State University, Los Angeles. Her research interests are minority health, health care experience, decision-making, and end-of-life care in communities of color, particularly the impact of ethnicity on hospice use.

 

 

Guadalupe Marquez, MFT

Executive Director Of Corazon Y Caracter

www.corazonycaracter.com 

 

Biography

Guadalupe Marquez is the Founder and Executive Director of Corazon y Caracter, a non-profit Corporation. She started during 1997 providing training and instruction in public health sectors that align with the value of building healthier and stronger communities. Guadalupe received several awards from the Mayor, City of Los Angeles, schools, conferences, forums, and radio face-book for her dedication and discipline.
Guadalupe Marquez graduated as a Marriage Family Therapist in 2015 and worked as a therapist in two different companies for three years. She is dedicated to her corporation since she continues with the objective to add Mental Health Services to her Corporation. 

Guadalupe is widely known for her interest in empowering people with her speeches and information through the media and in person. Her interest in applying to 2020 APHA Public Health Fellowship in Government was to encourage the population to be more informed before making their decisions.

Guadalupe Marquez has an extended creativity to motivate people and her most important role is inspiring her children and grandchildren to follow their passions with courage.

 

 

Ángela Gutierrez, PHD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Department of Social Medicine Ohio
University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine 

 

Biography

Ángela Gutiérrez conducts research at the intersections of public health, medical sociology, and education and employs quantitative, qualitative, and community-based participatory research (CBPR) methods to identify the factors that buffer or exacerbate health disparities among Latinx adults and other socially disadvantaged groups. Her three interdisciplinary lines of research assess: (1) multidimensional coping profiles among Latinx adults; (2) risk and resilience among racial and ethnic minorities; and (3) community-based and culturally informed health research among underserved communities. Collectively, these lines of research identify the social factors contributing to the distribution of illness and wellness at the population level, with an overarching goal of mitigating health disparities and promoting health equity.